Countries
Vietnam
Philippines
National Language
Vietnam
Philippines
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
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Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Chinese Language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Cam on
Salamat po
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Magandang umaga po
Please
xin vui lòng
pakiusap
Sorry
Xin lỗi
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Philippines
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Filipino
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
vietnamien
tagalog
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Filipino
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
viet1252
taga1269
Linguasphere
46-EBA
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese and Tagalog Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Vietnamese and Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Tagalog language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Tagalog Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Vietnamese and Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.